Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable)Lactofermented pickled corn, a dish eaten in the Southern United States, especially in Appalachia.

  2. (uncountable)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sour, corn.

Origin

sour (“tart”) + corn, possibly influenced by the first element of German saure Bohnen (lit

sour (“tart”) + corn, possibly influenced by the first element of German saure Bohnen (literally “sour beans”) and Sauerkraut (“sauerkraut”).

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